Domaine Sylvain Pataille Marsannay Rouge En Clemengeots 2022 no ups and a touch of spice

and a touch of spice over silky tannins and fresh acidity

This and a bucket of fried chicken couldn't be more perfectly paired

the third generation on the Montagne de Reims

it's fermented in neutral oak and large foudre with a deliberately gentle hand — no flash

Domaine Sylvain Pataille Marsannay Rouge En Clemengeots 2022 no ups and a touch of spiceEn Clemengeots is a tiny single parcel in the commune of Couchey, an enclave within the prized Champ Salomon lieu dit, planted in 1951 on argilo calcareous soil with limestone outcrops. Sylvain Pataille works the site biodynamically and ferments with 50 percent whole clusters before 18 months in barrel with 15 percent new oak. The wine carries a marine inflection that's distinctive in his lineup, a saline edge to its red fruit, violet, and sweet spice